End-gate fastener



(No Model) N. KIRGHNER. END GATE FASTBNER.

No. 583,198. Patented May 25,1897.

UNITED STATES PATENT FFToE.

NUNDY KIRCHNER, OF ANTIOCH, MISSOURI.

END-GATE FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 583,198, dated May 25,1897.

Application filed August 19,1896. Serial No. 603,265. No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, NUNDY Kmonnnaa citizen of the United States, residingat Antioch, in' the county of Clark and State of Missouri,

.have invented a new and useful End-Gate Fastener, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in end-gate fasteners.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofend-gate fasteners and to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficientdevice which will dispense with a transverse rod for connecting thesides of a wagon body or box and which will be adapted to be readilyfastened and unfastened without screwing a nut on or off and capable ofready adjustment to secure the desired degree of tightness.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a wagonbody and box provided with end-gate fasteners constructed in accordancewith this invention, one of the fasteners being shown locked and theother unlocked. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional View of a portion ofthe end-gate fastener, the same being locked.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in both figuresof the draw- 1ngs.

1 designates a top box mounted upon a wagon-body 2 in the ordinarymanner, and end-gates 3 and 4 of the top box and wagonbody are securedby end-gate fasteners, comprising oppositely-disposed rods 6 and 7 aloop 8, adjustably connected to the inner end of the rod 6, and anoperating-lever 9, fulcrumed on the loop, connected with the inner endof the rod 7 and adapted to draw the rods together to cause the sides ofthe body and box to clamp the end-gates. Each rod is provided at itsouter end with a loop 10, engaging hooks 11 of the adjacent side of thebox or body, and the hooks 11, which extend transversely of the body andbox at the rear ends thereof, are provided with substantially T- shapedattachment-plates 12, secured to the outer faces of the sides of the boxand body and consisting of vertical arms and a longitudinal shank, thelatter having its forward end extended downward slightly. .Thisconstruction of attachment-plates strengthens the parts and is firmlysecured in position by boltsor other fastening devices.

The loop 8, which is substantially rectangular, is open at one end andclosed at the other, and the closed end is provided with a perforationthrough which passes the inner end of the rod 6. The inner end of therod 6 is threaded and receives a nut 13, arranged within the loopadjacent to the closed end thereof and adjustably connecting the rod 6with the loop. By rotating the rod after it has been disconnected fromits hook the de sired adjustment can be obtained.

The inner end 14 of the lever 9 is provided with two sides, preferablyformed by bending the metal of the lever 011 itself, as shown, and itreceives the inner end of the rod 7 between the said sides, the innerend of the rod 7 being provided with an eye 15 for the reception of apivot for connecting the rod to the lever.

The outer or handle portion of the lever is curved, as shown, and a hook16 is provided at the outer end of the lever for engaging the rod 6 tosecure the parts when looked, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1 of theaccompanying drawings. The lever is located beneath the rod 6 and theloop. It extends downward from the latter, and its curved portionarranges the hook in position for engaging the rod 6. By arranging therod in this manner the lever swings downward automatically as soon asthe hook is released. By swinging the outer portion of the lever upwardand engaging its hook with the rod the parts are locked, and bydisengaging the hook from the rod the parts are unlocked.

It will be seen that the device is exceedingly simple and inexpensive inconstruction, that it possesses strength and durability,'and that itwill enable an end-gate to be quickly locked and unlocked.

What I claim is-- Y 1. An end gate fastener comprising a straight loophaving one end open and the other end closed, the rods 6 and 7 providedat their outer ends with means for detachably engaging the sides of aWagon-bod y, the inner end of the rod 6 being threaded and engaging asuitable threaded perforation at the closed end of the loop, whereby therod is adapted to be adjusted longitudinally, and a lever locatedbeneath the loop, fulerumed at its inner end in the open end of the sameand pivoted directly to the inner end of the rod 7, said lever beingprovided at its outer end with a hook adapted to engage over the rod 6,substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The combination of a substantially rectangular loop having straightsides open atv one end and provided at its other end with a perforation,the rods 6 and 7 provided at their outer ends with means for engagingthe sides of the Wagon-body, the rod (3 havingits inner end threaded andextended through the perforation at the closed end of the loop, a nutloosely arranged Within the loop at the closed end thereof and engagingthe threaded end of the rod, and a lever provided at its inner end withtwov sides, fulcrumed Within the open end of the loop and connecteddirectly to the inner end of the rod 7, said lever being located beneaththe rectangular loop and having its outer portion curved and providedWith a hook engaging over the rod 0, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my oWn I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

NUNDY KIROHNER.

Witnesses:

G. M. II'ILLER, W. L. MONCRILL.

